Blue Armour

Poch wasn't sacked. He left. Clownlake couldn't afford to sack another manager so soon.

Again, not sure if this is true, but Poch will get the boot if his vision doesn't align with Clownlake. The only type of transfers that will interest these guys, are the ones with plenty of resale value.

Would be the most backwards decision from Clownlake yet, if they did go down this route. Hoping this is just a rumor. Unless there is a surefire better option than Poch out there, they should just continue with what we have.

Stupid move, but I'll let it pass. People can complain about the fact that he nearly cost the team all points today, but the fact is that he also won 2 points for the team last game with his assist to Jackson. No need to make a mountain out of a molehill. He's had brainfarts like this in the past, but more so this season. Has to be also impacted by all the injury spells he has had recently. Anyway, even our best & most reliable players have had moments of stupidity. JT, Drogba & even Cech (in 2008-2009) Best just to move on and recover.

Would be typical Spursy if they end up below Chelsea on the last day

Stuff like this why I can't shake off the feeling that these guys are just plain dodgy. I mean there were questionable actions in Roman's time, but this is another level. Stuff like how long it took for us to get a shirt sponsor this season, for example. Reminiscent of how Man UTd & the Glazers, and how long its taken them to fix a leaky roof at Old Trafford.

To be fair, he looked great in his little cameo last match, especially with the assist for the winner. Like he never left.

I would say wait. I still think there is one missing piece in midfield. If we add an experienced head to complement Caicedo and Enzo next season., I'm sure we will see the best out of both., and more control of the midfield., and therefore the game. It's no coincidence that the game changed so easily with the subs. The players on the pitch make all the difference., be it through quality or experience. In midfield, I think we have quality, but no experience. That's the missing piece for me. I'm not saying Poch will guide us to a title, but with the right transfer additions, he can easily make this midtable team challenge for top 4.

Put some respect on this man's name. Still incensed there were people ready to ship him out on account of him being injured, and just because we have Gusto, who is also good btw. But James is James. Hope his worst injury troubles are behind him 🙏

Should be James. Rightfully, so. Really hope the worst of his injury troubles is behind him.

Wrap up with a James goal and that would be perfect.

James is back, baby. To think there were people on here ready to sell him just because we got Gusto.

Mudryk doing what he's supposed to. Nice run.

Good to hear that he won't close his chapter with Chelsea completely, despite the impending departure. He will always be welcome at the club.

The long-term contracts all our new signings are on, should itself be a clue. This a long play by Eghbali & Co. They ultimately want a squad that has appreciated in value 6-7 years from now, when they are ready to sell the club. From their perspective., it doesn't matter if some players mature faster than others. The ones that mature faster., might want to move before that time period, but Eghbali & Co. will make a good profit from the sale of such players., who feel they are too good to remain. That's their primary objective. Any trophies or results we pick along the way will just be a bonus. Th3ats why they will only hire a manager that agrees with their 'vision'. Glorified yes-men. Hopefully some of them will have decent coaching credentials.

That's why this whole 'build for the future' argument is so speculative. It might pay off, it certainly will raise the resale value of the entire squad, but it doesn't necessarily amount to the trophies. AKA, Wenger's Arsenal. But hey, maybe some fans like that. Basically enjoy the process, not the end results.

Those players performed well under Tuchel here. It's simple. We had a decent manager and a decent team. Clownlake comes along. Gets rid of the decent manager. Brings in a couple of novices. Ruins the team standings. Next season gets rid of the team. Now we have a mediocre manager (still better than Potter, though.), and a clueless squad of individuals

Eghbali: “We thought Chelsea [was] frankly an asset, a business that was not terribly well managed on the football side, sporting side or promotional ...

Thank goodness for our 6-0 win with Mourinho & Hazard.

They won't. No money left.

As much as I detest Clownlake's methods, and even if our transfer budget is limited to comply with the league's spending rules, they have one chance this coming window to make a few smart experienced signings to really shake up things on the pitch. This stupid experiment of developing a squad with 90% under-25 players has to stop.

I'm not saying Jackson is going to be the solution, but not every player blooms at the same age, and of course some have more game maturity than others. I think all our under-24 newcomers deserve a bit of slack. For this season. Next season I'm hoping addition of a few experienced heads will get more out of this squad. This won't help Jackson's finishing, but the burden on him to deliver the goods should hopefully reduce. Let's see.

It starts with Eghbali. The other two are only tools. Eghbali & Wyss are behind the wage bill reduction and focus on youth talent., in order to raise the long-term value of the team. Anyway, this youth gamble could still pay off next season, IF they do a little course correction in the summer, by adding 2-3 experienced heads in midfield & defence. Getting a goal-scoring forward to support Palmer, and maybe a better GK would be a bonus.

Even if it's Pool or Arsenal as an alternative, City winning so many titles in a row is not a good advert for the Premier League. And if that wasn't enough, stinking VAR is allowing them to get away with handball decisions. As if they needed more help.

But is he wrong though? This team as a whole is insanely young. Why people are still surprised at how inconsistent our results are, is beyond me. I'm angry about the team, but not at the players or the manager, but because of Clownlake and their team. They decided to go all FM style youth recruitment only policy. A big (needless) gamble.